Felines in awe of these food-makers
“While videos of cats on
YouTube are not a new concept, cooking with them might be.
Popular YouTube channel
JunsKitchen stars 3 house cats- Kohaku, Poki, & Nagi- who watch as their
owner Jun Yoshizuki prepares classic Japanese staples such as omurice, ramen,
& tofu.
JunsKitchen is one of 4
YouTube channels run by Yoshizuki, 29, & his wife, Rachel, 30. While most
of their channels focus on their life & travels in Japan, JunsKitchen
features basic cooking tutorials…
He posted just 7 videos to
the channel last year.
‘As someone who suffers
from depression & anxiety; Rachel & Jun’s videos have become a form of
meditation for me,’ one user wrote on Reddit…
…Each of the channel’s 25
videos have more than one million views. The most popular, with more than 37
million views, is a tutorial on polishing a rusty knife…As his cats look on
& an upbeat rock song plays, Jun polishes the knife until it gleams. The
moment he holds the restored knife & demonstrates its sharpness is
triumphant. A cat looks on seemingly with awe as Jun carves a radish rose.
‘As soon as people got a
hold of ‘cat watching man cook,’ people started sharing his videos everywhere,’
Rachel said.
Rachel & Jun had been
on YouTube for 7 years…They both live in the Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture &
generally post videos of life in Japan for English-speaking viewers…
Their 3 cats are
essentially characters in the videos, with their own personalities.
For JunsKitchen, you’ll
most likely find Kohaku- in frame while Jun’s cooking- on the fridge or in a
chair alongside Nagi. Jun often passes ingredients to them for inspection as he
makes a meal, especially if it’s a piece of fish or a can of tuna. Watching
Kohaku watch Jun, it’s easy to graft emotions & coy facial expressions.
To capture these magical
moments, Rachel & Jun say it takes countless hours of editing before they
hit publish. It may take Jun 40 minutes without filming to make sushi…for the
cats. (&, yes there’s a video of sushi for the cats).
In the videos, the camera
never focuses on Jun, just the food & his cats. Those are the stars…”
Teddy Amenabar
The Washington Post
In The Gazette, Montreal
March 16/2019
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